Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

L. H. GORTRIGHT. NON-REPILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1907.

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LOUIS H. OORTRIGHT, OF ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1908.

Application filed September 24, 1907. Serial No. 394,406.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis H. Conrnronr,

citizen of the United States, residing at St.

John, New Brunswick, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is a simple and eflicient non-refillable bottle embodying a valve structure which may be pushed down the neck of a bottle and be held securely in place without the use of cement, springs, or complicated constructions in the neck of the bottle, and which may be cheaply constructed and its parts easily assembled.

The invention consists in certain constructions and arrangements of parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention,

reference is to be had to the following de scription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of the upper part of my non-refillable bottle showing the improved valve structure with its parts assembled in place in the neck of the bottle and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the parts separated and in juxtaposition to each other.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the body of a bottle, 2 the neck and 3 a shoulder formed within said neck preferably at its juncture with the body of the bottle.

4 designates a cylindrical valve casing which is provided at its upper edge with an outwardly projecting flange 5. A collar 6 of cork or other resilient materials or substances is fitted around the casing 4 and held in place tight against the outwardly projecting flange 5 by frictional contact with the casing, said collar when uncompressed extending beyond the flange. Secured to the upper edge of the casing or integral with the same, is the cage 7, which is preferably domeshaped, as shown, and constructed with the segmental openings 8.

In the bottom of the valve casing 4 is the circular opening-9, the diameter of which is slightly less than that of the ball valve 10, for which said opening, in conjunction with 'the washer 11 within the casing, forms a entirely over said collar.

valve seat. A ring 12 holds the washer 11 in place, the upper edge of said ring forming an annular shoulder which supports the preferably metal washer 13, just below the segmental openings 8 of the cage.

In operation the bottle 1 is filled and the valve casing 4 pushed down the neck 2 of the bottle, tight against the annular shoulder 3, said casing being held in place by said shoulder and the frictional engagement effected by the compression of the collar 6. In its compressed condition the flange 5 extends When the bottle is in an upright position, the ball valve 10 falls into the seat 9. By means of the washer 11 it closes the opening 9 water tight, thus effectually preventing the bottle from being refilled. The washer 13 prevents any tampering with the valve by Wires being inserted in the openings of the cage. When the bottle is inverted to pour out its contents, the valve 10 falls into the top of the cage 7, thereby allowing the inclosed liquid to flow into the casing through the opening 9 and escape through the openings 8 of the cage into the neck of the bottle.

Preferably the washer 13 is provided at its inner edge with the upwardly extending lip 14, so that if wires are inserted in the openings of the cage to tamper with the valve, any wire reaching that far will be turned upward by said lip.

The ball valve 10 is preferably hollow and constructed of glass, or other light material or substance so that if the bottle should be inverted and submerged in a liquid, it would not fill because the ball would rise and float on the liquid and thus close the valve seat 9.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A non-refillable bottle, embodying a valve casing having a valve seat and formed at its upper edge with an outwardly projecting flange, a cage secured to said casing and provided with openings establishing communication between the interior of the cage and the mouth of the bottle, a collar surrounding said valve casing below the flange, and a valve mounted within the casing and retained therein by said cage.

2. A non-refillable bottle, embodying a valve casing provided with a valve seat and formed at its upper edge with an outwardly projecting flange, a cage secured to said casing and rovided with openings establishing communication between the interior of the ca e and the mouth of the bottle, a resilient col ar surrounding the valve casing below the flange and holding said casing in the neck of the bottle by frictional engagement effected by the compression of said collar, a valve mounted within the casing and retained therein by said cage, and a washer within the casing used in conjunction with said valve seat.

3. A non-refillable bottle, embodying a valve casing having in its bottom a valve seat and formed at its upper edge with an outwardly projectingflange, a cage secured to said casing and provided with openings establishing communication between the interior of the cage and the mouth of the bottle, a resilient collar surrounding the valve casing below the flange and holding said casing in the neck of the bottle by frictional engage ment effected by the compression of said collar, a valve mounted within the casing and retained therein by said cage, a washer within the casing used in conjunction with the valve seat and a ring within the casing holding the washer in lace.

4, A non-refillable bottle, embodying a valve casing having in its bottom a valve seat and formed at its upper edge with an outwardly projecting flange, a cage secured to said casmg and provided with segmental openings establishing communication between the interior of the cage and the m uth of the bottle, a resilient collar surrounding the valve casing below the flange and holding the casing in the neck of the bottle by frictional engagement effected by the compression of, said collar, a ball valve mounted within the casing and retained therein by said cage, a washer within the casing used in conjunction with the valve seat, a ring holding the washer in place and forming an annular shoulder, and a washer below and in registry with the segmental openings in the cage, said lastnamed washer being supported on said shoulder.

5. A non-refillable bottle, embodying a valve casin having in its bottom a valve seat and former at its upper edge with an outwardly projecting flange, a dome-shaped cage secured to saidcasing and provided with openings establishing communication between the interior of the cage and the mouth of the bottle, a resilient collar surrounding the valve casing below the flange and holding the casing in the neck of the bottle, a valve mounted within the casing and retained therein by said cage, a washer within the casing used in conjunction with the valve seat, a ring holding the washer in place and forming an annular shoulder, a washer below and in registry with the segmental openings in the cage, said last-named washer being supported on said shoulder.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS H. CORTRIGHT. 

